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September 7, 1907
On September 7, 1907, cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
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Featured · September 7, 1907
Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
The Cunard Line is a British shipping company and an international cruise line based at Carnival House at Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation. Since 2011, Cunard and its four ships have been registered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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The year in brief
1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1907th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 907th year of the 2nd millennium, the 7th year of the 20th…
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On September 7, 1907
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1907 Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City. British cruise line
The Cunard Line is a British shipping company and an international cruise line based at Carnival House at Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation. Since 2011, Cunard and its four ships have been registered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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Other moments from 1907
- April 17 The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
- August 1 The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
- August 15 Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
- August 17 Pike Place Market, one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opens in Seattle, Washington.
- August 29 The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
- August 3 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
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